Cholame
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Location in California
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | San Luis Obispo County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 43 ′ N , 120 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Height : | 351 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93461 | ||
| Area code : | +1 805 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-13280 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 252871 | ||
Cholame is a place in San Luis Obispo County in the US state of California , northwest of Bakersfield .
The American actor James Dean died near Cholame on September 30, 1955 when he was on his way to a car race in Salinas .